Hungarian Split Pea Soup
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 lb yellow split peas
- 1 small ham shank or 1 small a 1 lb smoked pork butt
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 medium carrots, sliced
- 3 celery ribs, diced
- 1 parsley root, diced
- 1⁄4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 parsnip, root diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 whole cloves
- 6 peppercorns
- 3 quarts water
- 1⁄4 cup pearl barley, -optional-
directions
- Wash and drain yellow peas and place in soup pot with 3 quarts of cold water.
- Add ham or pork butt, along with vegetables and spices and optional barley.
- Bring water to a boil, turn down heat and slowly cook until all veggies and peas are soft.
- Taste for seasoning, and now add required salt. (Ham and pork butt are salty, do not add salt at the beginning of cooking).
- Cooking will take about an hour and a half.
- If the soup is not as thick as you like it, cook it a little longer. The soup should be quite thick.
- Serve in a large bowl with a slice of ham or pork butt in each serving.
- Add some crusty bread and a brisk light salad for a satisfying meal.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Iowahorse
United States